Monday Moments #1

With two little girls like mine around, there are plenty of precious moments in our daily lives. Whether silly or sweet, they are all treasued moments. I'm sure that you can relate!

I love to write down the funny/cute things that my girls say & do (we'll have fun looking back at them someday!), and I thought it would be fun to share some of these treasured moments here, on the blog.

So, now for the first installment of "Monday Moments"...



Talia, discussing a time Ken put something on a cut that made it sting:"Nasty little Daddy! Nasty guy! But he's still useful."


Talia: (sings a song we haven't heard before & suggests we should sing it before bed sometimes)
Us: Where did you learn that song, Talia?
Talia: From Miss Piggy
Us: (wondering when she saw a muppet show.. maybe at Ken's parents' house?) When did you see Miss Piggy?
Talia: At church
Us: (wondering why anyone would show the muppet show at church) when?
Talia: Other days at the church
Us: Like not on a Sunday?
Talia: Uhh.. like lots of days!
Me: Like, in a movie?
Talia: No, in real life!
Ken: Like Miss Piggy, a puppet?
Talia: No, Miss Piggy FOR REAL!
Ken: Talia, Miss Piggy is a puppet, she's not real.
Talia: No, she's real!
Ken: Talia, pigs don't talk.
Talia: Yes, she does, she's REAL!
Ken: Talia, that's not true. You need to tell the truth.

(this goes on for a while, we are pretty confused, and then somehow Ken figures this out:

Miss Piggy = Sister Peggy

(Sister Peggy is the lady at church who comes into Nursery to teach the kids music).

LOL!!!

We were laughing for a while, remembering parts of that conversation, ie:

Talia, pigs don't talk.
Talia, Miss Piggy is a puppet.
No, she's REAL!!

Indoor Ice Skating!

Thank you Frugal Family Fun for Indoor Ice Skating!! We had so much fun together this morning! I even loved it! (Ok, so I'm getting a lot of joy out of our activities these days).

All you need is wax paper, tape, feet, and carpet!

Family Tree Poster & Other "Maps"

I've been thinking about doing a family tree type of activity with Talia for a while...
So today, I rolled out the art paper, and we got to work making our family tree (well, we just did Ken's side of the family this time, we'll do mine next time, now that she knows what a family tree is).
Here's Aunt Rushy & Uncle Aaron who fell in love & now they're having a baby girl! (Note Talia's illustration of their baby ;)
And Gummy & Poppy, where it all began ;)
Talia was quick to understand what we were doing, and I think this is a good way to help her visualize how the family works.

I drew another type of "map" earlier today. This one was of a day. Talia cannot seem to grasp the idea that when she wakes up from her nap it's not a new day. So, I drew a detailed "day" for her today, showing her the things we do each day & discussing them as I drew them, along with a sun showing when it is light & a moon and stars for when it's dark. Then I pointed to each thing and I explained that the nap is in the middle of the day and it's not a new day when she wakes up. "See??"

Talia: "That doesn't make sense."

*sigh* Okay, so the map didn't work for that one ;) Does anyone have any other ideas or success stories for helping your child understand that a nap is in the middle of the day? Or do most kids just get that? :)

Shaving Cream Fun!

Today we tried playing with shaving cream! I even enjoyed it- come on, it feels cool! ;)

Here's what we did:

We did this in our little plastic tub, to keep the mess contained.

This is a good opportunity to talk about mixing colours, too.

Things we'll change next time:

I think we'll do it without the tinfoil, but maybe make a design on a piece of tinfoil at the end (apparently, it dries on it nicely... we're still waiting for ours to dry :) The reason I wouldn't use the foil again is that the cream totally sticks to it, so the foil was lifting up all the time, with her hands when she lifted them up.

Another change I would make is not to leave the food colouring on top of the cream when she got to dig in (now her hands are dyed ;)

Zig Zag Girl

If you're familiar with Starfall and their online ABC games, then you are familiar with the little zig zag boy & girl. Click here to go through the little "Z" section and you'll see a little song at the end with them in it.

Talia thinks these two zig zag people are great, and we shared the game with my mom one day when she was over. Well, my mom got the fabulous idea to make a zig zag girl for Talia for Christmas!

Here they are right after Talia opened it. Of course, one of the first questions out of her mouth was, "Where's the zig zag boy?" lol She loves the zig zag girl- thanks Grandma! :)

New Year Interview

I heard about doing a New Year Interview with your child and thought it was a great idea! I got most of my questions from Giggles Galore. I intend to do the interview every year with both girls (when Katrina's old enough). I think it will be fun to see how their answers to the same questions change :) We did this as a Family Home Evening activity- sat Talia in a chair and videotaped her (it was very official & she loved it!)

What is your name? Talia
When were you born? In January
How old are you? (holds 3 fingers up)
Who is your mommy? (points to me)
What does your mommy do? She likes to do messy activities
What do you love about Mommy? I like to kiss her & hug her all the time
Who is your daddy? (points to Ken)
What does your daddy do? He likes to tickle me.
What do you love about Daddy? I like to kiss him & hug him all the time
What is your favourite color? pink
What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be a primary teacher (cute that she would say this- yesterday was her first day in Primary at church- I guess it went well! :)
What is your favourite food? Spaghetti
What food do you not like? Pickles
What is your favourite animal? A Frog! (We went to see The Princess & the Frog on Saturday)
Where do you want to live when you grow up? In the same house I’m living in today!
What do mommy and daddy do after you go to bed? They do some work
What does daddy say? He says… if you come out of bed, he says, “Go back into bed, Talia!”
What does mommy say? If you come out, she says, “Go back into bed, Talia!”
What is your favourite song? Twinkle Little Star
What is your favourite movie? Princess & the Frog
What is your favourite kind of ice cream? Chocolate
Where is your favourite place to eat? Restaurant
Who is your favourite person? Amelia… & Joshua
Who is your best friend? Amelia
What is your favourite book? Blue's Clues
Who is your sister? Katrina
Where did Katrina come from? From Your Tummy
What do you love about Katrina? I like to kiss her & hug her all the time
What is your favorite thing to do? Paint
What does Katrina like to do? She likes to eat paint.
What else does Katrina like to do? She likes to get in little tubs.
What does your dad like to say? He likes to say, “Come on, let me tickle ya!”

After the interview, she wanted to give us each a hug, and then started interviewing us! (She had me on the spot right away, asking me what I like most about Daddy, and what else?... and what else?... and what else?)! :)

Pattern Bracelets

I bought some Pony Beads for Talia and brought them out today. She was so excited to see so many! :) She picked out a pipe cleaner and went to it. Then she announced to me that she was making Valentine bracelets (I had recently been going over upcoming holidays) and that the one she was making was for me :)


Then I taught her about patterns by starting one. I had been meaning to teach her patterns this way since this post in October, on beading! She figured it out, finished the pattern & announced that it was Daddy's Valentine Bracelet because it was out of "his favourite colours" (light blue, green, and purple evidently ;)

I look forward to more pattern practise (I mean play) in the future- it's so cool to see her learn- next I'll suggest that she create her own pattern (she was done with beads by the time I suggested it this time).

Oh, & she didn't even notice the heart-shaped beads- we can make even more "Valentiney" Valentine Bracelets next time! ;)